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My granddaughter said she would be ready to go as soon as she fixed
her hair—made me start thinking about the word fix. A little bitty three
letter word. Got out the old Funk and Wagnall and looked it up. That
little ole word has 24 definitions and is allotted seven linear inches of
space. It can be a verb or noun.
Think about this! "Fix" an all-purpose word for whatever the occasion and
can be used for almost anything. When you hear that word you think
something is broken and must be fixed. But, it all depends on how you use
it.
Here are some examples:
Fix a meal—to cook
Fix your hair —Comb and brush it
Fix a flat tire—Repair the hole
Fix a hem—Sew the skirt hem
Fix your nails—Get a manicure
Get the dog fixed—Spay or neuter
Fix the flowers—Make an arrangement
Get teeth fixed—Go to the dentist
Fix the coffee, fix the tea, fix the baby a bottle. Fix a drink. Fix a
horse race. Fix the bed (Make it up)
I'm fixing to go out, but have to fix my face. I want a man to meet a
female friend so I fix them up.
Paint and fix up the house.
Living on a fixed income.
A fixed smile on the face.
I cannot think of any other word that can be used so many ways. Can you?
There are so many useless words that could be replaced with fix. The list
is endless. We could probably remove a hundred pages of the dictionary by
substituting fix for some words. That would fix it up!
Well, gotta go fix dinner.
Have to get my fix of Lost tonight, it's the season finale. Bet they'll
leave everyone in a fix!
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